Physics Chapter 24
If a steady magnetic field exerts a force on a moving charge, that force is directed
at right angles to the direction of the motion
Like kinds of magnetic poles repel while unlike kinds of magnetic poles
attract
An electromagnet can be made stronger by
both: increasing the number of turns of wire increasing the current in the coil
Magnetic field lines about a current-carrying wire
circle the wire in closed loops
The magnetic force on a moving charged particle can change the particle's
direction
An electron is shot through a spot somewhere between the ends of a horseshoe magnet. The electron
direction is changed
The source of all magnetism is:
either or both: electrons rotating around an atomic nucleus electrons spinning around internal axes
Compared to the huge force that attracts an iron tack to a strong magnet, the force that the tack exerts on the magnet is
equally huge
Magnetism is due to the motion of electrons as they
move around the nucleus spin on their axes
The source of all magnetism is
moving electric charges
Which force field can increase a moving electron's speed?
only an electric field
The force on an electron moving in a magnetic field will be the largest when its direction is
perpendicular to the magnetic field direction
Where magnetic field lines are more dense, the field there is
stronger
A weak and strong magnet repel each other. The greater repelling force is by the
stronger magnet and weaker magnet
The reason that an electron moving in a magnetic field doesn't pick up speed is
the magnetic force is always perpendicular to its motion.
An iron rod becomes magnetic when
the net spins of its electrons are in the same direction